Cleanup to begin at plant

Christchurch: The rotting material inside Christchurch’s firedamaged Bromley wastewater plant will start to be removed from today.

Since the fire in November last year, residents across the city have been subject to a horrendous smell — so bad in nearby suburbs that it has given people headaches, insomnia and itchy eyes.

The Christchurch City Council announced yesterday Southern Demolition and Salvage would carry out the job.

Council head of Three Waters Helen Beaumont said crews would be working 12 hours a day, six days a week to get the job done by September — three months earlier than expected. — RNZ